S. 1315 - Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2007
Veterans. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
- Sponsor:
- Daniel Akaka
- Summary:
- An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill was voted on in both the House and Senate.
- Amendments:
- 16 proposed amendments. 1 accepted. 1 rejected. View amendments
Senate Vote: On Passage
PASSED on April 24, 2008.
1/2 required to pass
voted YES: 96
voted NO: 1
3 voted present/not voting
Other Votes:
Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2007
S. 1315 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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- At OpenCongress
- Title
- A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance life insurance benefits for disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
- Other Titles
- Disabled Veterans Insurance Improvement Act of 2007
- Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2008
- Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2007
- Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2007
- An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes.
- Sponsor
- Daniel Akaka
- Co-Sponsors
- Subjects
- Veterans
- Administrative fees
- Afghanistan
- Appellate courts
- Apprenticeship
- Armed forces
- Armed forces abroad
- Armed forces reserves
- Brain diseases
- Budgets
- Burns
- Cancer
- Congress
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Cost of living adjustments
- Courthouses
- Defense policy
- Disabled
- Education
- Epidemiology
- Ex-prisoners of war
- Families
- Federal aid to research
- Federally-guaranteed loans
- Finance
- Government life insurance
- Governmental investigations
- Higher education
- History
- Home repair and improvement
- Housing
- Housing for the disabled
- Iraq
- Iraq compilation
- Job training
- Judges
- Judicial compensation
- Labor
- Law
- Medical research
- Middle East and North Africa
- Military cemeteries and funerals
- Military dependents
- Military operations
- Mortgages
- Multiple sclerosis
- National Guard
- Nervous system diseases
- Neurology
- Osteoporosis
- Parkinson's disease
- Pensions
- Persian Gulf War
- Philippines
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Residence requirements
- Science policy
- Self-help devices for the disabled
- South Asia
- Survivors' benefits
- Telecommunication
- Transportation
- Transportation and the disabled
- Trauma care
- Trusts and trustees
- Unemployment
- Veterans' benefits
- Veterans' disability compensation
- Veterans' education
- Veterans' employment
- Veterans' medical care
- Veterans' pensions
- War casualties
- Wireless communication
- World War II
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 5/07/2007 Referred to Committee Amendments (16 proposed) Passed Senate 4/24/2008 Passed House 9/23/2008 - Bill History
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Chamber/Committee Motion Date Result select this vote Senate Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S.1315 4/22/2008 This motion PASSED the Senate 94 voted YES 0 voted NO 6 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate Amendment SA 4576 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. 4/24/2008 PASSED by voice vote select this vote Senate Burr Amdt. No. 4572 4/24/2008 This amendment DID NOT PASS the Senate 41 voted YES 56 voted NO 3 voted present/not votingcurrently selected Senate On Passage - Senate - S.1315 as Amended 4/24/2008 This bill PASSED the Senate 96 voted YES 1 voted NO 3 voted present/not votingselect this vote House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. 9/23/2008 PASSED by voice vote Action Date Description Introduced 5/07/2007 5/07/2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 5/07/2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5657) Put on a legislative calendar 6/27/2007 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably. 8/29/2007 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Akaka under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/03/2007 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 110-148. Put on a legislative calendar 8/29/2007 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 336. 4/17/2008 Cloture motion on the motion to proceed presented in Senate. 4/17/2008 Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. 4/22/2008 Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate by Unanimous Consent. select this vote Vote 4/22/2008 Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S.1315 4/23/2008 Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. 4/23/2008 Measure laid before Senate by motion. 4/23/2008 Amendment SA 4572 proposed by Senator Burr. 4/24/2008 Considered by Senate. 4/24/2008 The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent. 4/24/2008 Message on Senate action sent to the House. 4/24/2008 Considered by Senate. 4/24/2008 Amendment SA 4576 proposed by Senator Akaka. select this vote Vote 4/24/2008 Amendment SA 4576 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. select this vote Vote 4/24/2008 Burr Amdt. No. 4572 currently selected Senate Vote on Passage 4/24/2008 On Passage - Senate - S.1315 as Amended 4/24/2008 Received in the House. 4/24/2008 Held at the desk. 9/23/2008 Mr. Filner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. 9/23/2008 Considered under suspension of the rules. 9/23/2008 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1315. select this vote House Vote on Passage 9/23/2008 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. 9/23/2008 Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status S. Amdt. 4559 Feingold, Russell [D-WI] April 22, 2008 Offered on April 21, 2008. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 4560 Baucus, Max [D-MT] April 22, 2008 Offered on April 21, 2008. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 4561 Menéndez, Robert [D-NJ] April 22, 2008 Offered on April 21, 2008. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 4562 Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] April 22, 2008 Offered on April 21, 2008. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 4563 Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] April 22, 2008 Offered on April 21, 2008. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 4564 Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] April 22, 2008 Offered on April 21, 2008. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 4565 Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] April 22, 2008 Offered on April 21, 2008. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 4566 Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] April 22, 2008 Offered on April 21, 2008. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 4567 Thune, John [R-SD] April 22, 2008 Offered on April 21, 2008. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 4568 Inhofe, James [R-OK] April 22, 2008 Offered on April 21, 2008. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 4569 Inhofe, James [R-OK] April 22, 2008 Offered on April 21, 2008. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 4570 Vitter, David [R-LA] April 23, 2008 Offered on April 22, 2008. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 4571 Nelson, Ben [D-NE] April 23, 2008 Offered on April 22, 2008. Amendment information not available.
select this vote S. Amdt. 4572 Burr, Richard [R-NC] April 23, 2008 Failed by roll call vote on April 23, 2008. To increase benefits for disabled U.S. veterans and provide a fair benefit to World War II Filipino veterans for their service to the United States.
S. Amdt. 4574 Pryor, Mark [D-AR] April 23, 2008 Offered on April 22, 2008. Amendment information not available.
select this vote S. Amdt. 4576 Akaka, Daniel [D-HI] April 24, 2008 Passed by voice vote on April 23, 2008. Of a perfecting nature.
Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office on day of vote, from Military interest groups, January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions by Legislator
Name | Party | State | $ From Interest Groups That Supported | $ From Interest Groups That Opposed | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel K. Akaka | D | HI | $3,750 | $0 | Yes |
| Andrew Lamar Alexander | R | TN | $1,000 | $0 | Yes |
| Alan Wayne Allard | R | CO | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| John Barrasso | R | WY | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Max Baucus | D | MT | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Birch "Evan" Bayh | D | IN | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Bob Bennett | R | UT | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Joe Biden | D | DE | $1,750 | $0 | Yes |
| Jesse "Jeff" Bingaman | D | NM | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Christopher "Kit" Bond | R | MO | $2,400 | $0 | Yes |
| Barbara Boxer | D | CA | $1,550 | $0 | Yes |
| Sherrod Brown | D | OH | $4,750 | $0 | Yes |
| Sam Brownback | R | KS | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Jim Bunning | R | KY | $2,200 | $0 | Yes |
| Richard Burr | R | NC | $12,166 | $0 | Yes |
| Robert Byrd | D | WV | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Maria Cantwell | D | WA | $2,750 | $0 | Yes |
| Ben Cardin | D | MD | $2,000 | $0 | Yes |
| Tom Carper | D | DE | $900 | $0 | Yes |
| Bob Casey | D | PA | $4,350 | $0 | Yes |
| Clarence Saxby Chambliss | R | GA | $4,450 | $0 | Yes |
| Hillary Clinton | D | NY | $20,070 | $0 | Yes |
| Tom Coburn | R | OK | $1,866 | $0 | Yes |
| William Thad Cochran | R | MS | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Norm Coleman | R | MN | $7,700 | $0 | Yes |
| Susan Collins | R | ME | $3,000 | $0 | Yes |
| Gaylord Kent Conrad | D | ND | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Bob Corker | R | TN | $2,150 | $0 | Yes |
| John Cornyn | R | TX | $1,210 | $0 | Yes |
| Larry Craig | R | ID | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Mike Crapo | R | ID | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Jim DeMint | R | SC | $850 | $0 | Not Voting |
| Chris Dodd | D | CT | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Mary Elizabeth Dole | R | NC | $2,050 | $0 | Yes |
| Pete Domenici | R | NM | $1,500 | $0 | Yes |
| Byron Dorgan | D | ND | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Dick Durbin | D | IL | $500 | $0 | Yes |
| John Ensign | R | NV | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Mike Enzi | R | WY | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Russ Feingold | D | WI | $3,750 | $0 | Yes |
| Dianne Feinstein | D | CA | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Lindsey Graham | R | SC | $4,250 | $0 | Yes |
| Chuck Grassley | R | IA | $2,000 | $0 | Yes |
| Judd Gregg | R | NH | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Chuck Hagel | R | NE | $250 | $0 | Yes |
| Tom Harkin | D | IA | $550 | $0 | Yes |
| Orrin Hatch | R | UT | $500 | $0 | Yes |
| Kay Bailey Hutchison | R | TX | $1,050 | $0 | Yes |
| Jim Inhofe | R | OK | $500 | $0 | Yes |
| Dan Inouye | D | HI | $4,250 | $0 | Yes |
| Johnny Isakson | R | GA | $3,500 | $0 | Yes |
| Tim Johnson | D | SD | $2,000 | $0 | Yes |
| Ted Kennedy | D | MA | $1,400 | $0 | Yes |
| John Kerry | D | MA | $1,410 | $0 | Yes |
| Amy Klobuchar | D | MN | $750 | $0 | Yes |
| Herb Kohl | D | WI | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Jon Kyl | R | AZ | $8,500 | $0 | Yes |
| Mary Landrieu | D | LA | $7,600 | $0 | Yes |
| Frank Lautenberg | D | NJ | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Patrick Leahy | D | VT | $1,200 | $0 | Yes |
| Carl Levin | D | MI | $250 | $0 | Yes |
| Joe Lieberman | I | CT | $1,400 | $0 | Yes |
| Blanche Lincoln | D | AR | $500 | $0 | Yes |
| Dick Lugar | R | IN | $1,000 | $0 | Yes |
| Mel Martinez | R | FL | $5,700 | $0 | Yes |
| John McCain | R | AZ | $3,700 | $0 | Not Voting |
| Claire McCaskill | D | MO | $750 | $0 | Yes |
| Addison "Mitch" McConnell | R | KY | $6,950 | $0 | Yes |
| Bob Menéndez | D | NJ | $4,200 | $0 | Yes |
| Barbara Mikulski | D | MD | $1,000 | $0 | Yes |
| Lisa Murkowski | R | AK | $2,600 | $0 | Yes |
| Patty Murray | D | WA | $550 | $0 | Yes |
| Earl "Ben" Nelson | D | NE | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Clarence "Bill" Nelson | D | FL | $2,300 | $0 | Yes |
| Barack Obama | D | IL | $700 | $0 | Not Voting |
| Mark Pryor | D | AR | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| John "Jack" Reed | D | RI | $1,250 | $0 | Yes |
| Harry Reid | D | NV | $4,000 | $0 | Yes |
| Charles "Pat" Roberts | R | KS | $250 | $0 | Yes |
| John "Jay" Rockefeller | D | WV | $500 | $0 | Yes |
| Ken Salazar | D | CO | $1,500 | $0 | Yes |
| Bernie Sanders | I | VT | $200 | $0 | Yes |
| Chuck Schumer | D | NY | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Jeff Sessions | R | AL | $700 | $0 | Yes |
| Richard Shelby | R | AL | $3,000 | $0 | Yes |
| Gordon Smith | R | OR | $1,500 | $0 | Yes |
| Olympia Snowe | R | ME | $2,250 | $0 | Yes |
| Arlen Specter | D | PA | $2,950 | $0 | Yes |
| Debbie Stabenow | D | MI | $950 | $0 | Yes |
| Ted Stevens | R | AK | $6,450 | $0 | Yes |
| John Sununu | R | NH | $250 | $0 | Yes |
| Jon Tester | D | MT | $450 | $0 | Yes |
| John Thune | R | SD | $12,666 | $0 | Yes |
| David Vitter | R | LA | $8,466 | $0 | No |
| George Voinovich | R | OH | $2,000 | $0 | Yes |
| John Warner | R | VA | $250 | $0 | Yes |
| Jim Webb | D | VA | $20,686 | $0 | Yes |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | D | RI | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Roger Wicker | R | MS | $250 | $0 | Yes |
| Ron Wyden | D | OR | $0 | $0 | Yes |
